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By the end of the 1980s there were eight large firms dominating this service market. This group form the basis of today’s “Big Four.” The process towards merger and consolidation has been relentless. Economies of scale mean there are fewer skilled staff available today to work in a more complex and more heavily regulated market than there were during the 1980s. This factor reinforces the need for the compliance process to be supported as best as possible through in-house resources.
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© 2007 Terence Sheppey and Ross McGill
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Sheppey, T., McGill, R. (2007). Professional Service Providers and Best Practice. In: Sarbanes-Oxley. Finance and Capital Markets Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598027_25
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